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Economy in Middle East & North Africa: how the countries rank

Size and growth of national economies, income per person and what they are made of. 13 indicators for the 23 economies of Middle East & North Africa, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

GDP$5.1tngroup, 2025 · world $118tnGDP per capita$6,202group, 2025 · world $14,406GDP per capita, PPP$16,921group, 2025 · world $25,704GNI per capita$6,365group, 2025 · world $14,244GDP growth2.7%group, 2025 · world 2.9%GDP per capita growth0.9%group, 2025 · world 2.0%Agriculture share6.8%group, 2025 · world 4.0%Industry share35.9%group, 2025 · world 25.0%
GDP
Middle East & North AfricaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
$0$50.0tn$100tn$150tn1995200020052010201520202025Middle East & North Africa$5.1tnWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
GDP per capita
Middle East & North AfricaWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
$0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,0001995200020052010201520202025Middle East & North Africa$6,202WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & Caribbean
countries

All 23 economies, economy

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its economy profile.

22 shown
CountryGDPGDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPPGNI per capitaGDP growthGDP per capita growthAgriculture shareIndustry share
Saudi Arabia$1.3tn#1 · 2025$34,537#5 · 2025$73,784#3 · 2025$36,070#6 · 20254.5%#4 · 2025-0.2%#14 · 20252.6%#13 · 202543.0%#7 · 2025
Israel$611bn#2 · 2025$60,337#2 · 2025$59,717#6 · 2025$56,180#2 · 20252.9%#12 · 20251.7%#13 · 20251.3%#16 · 202417.2%#16 · 2024
United Arab Emirates$552bn#3 · 2024$50,274#3 · 2024$79,344#2 · 2024$51,550#3 · 20244.0%#7 · 2024-0.8%#15 · 20240.8%#18 · 202444.3%#6 · 2024
Pakistan$407bn#4 · 2025$1,596#20 · 2025$6,573#19 · 2025$1,500#20 · 20253.7%#10 · 20252.1%#9 · 202523.0%#3 · 202520.1%#15 · 2025
Egypt$365bn#5 · 2025$3,086#19 · 2025$20,204#9 · 2025$3,260#18 · 20254.4%#5 · 20252.8%#6 · 202516.6%#4 · 202532.1%#11 · 2025
Iran$363bn#6 · 2025$3,924#16 · 2025$19,699#10 · 2025$4,650#13 · 2025-2.8%#21 · 2025-3.7%#19 · 202510.6%#6 · 202539.6%#9 · 2025
Algeria$287bn#7 · 2025$6,051#10 · 2025$18,586#11 · 2025$5,850#10 · 20253.8%#9 · 20252.5%#8 · 202514.5%#5 · 202534.8%#10 · 2025
Iraq$254bn#8 · 2025$5,410#11 · 2025$14,267#14 · 2025$5,690#11 · 2025-2.2%#20 · 2025-4.2%#21 · 20253.4%#11 · 202545.4%#5 · 2025
Qatar$216bn#9 · 2025$72,525#1 · 2025$128,883#1 · 2025$74,330#1 · 20252.9%#13 · 2025-1.1%#17 · 20250.3%#21 · 202557.0%#2 · 2025
Morocco$182bn#10 · 2025$4,672#13 · 2025$11,112#17 · 2025$4,360#14 · 20254.6%#3 · 20253.6%#3 · 202510.5%#7 · 202525.2%#13 · 2025
Kuwait$157bn#11 · 2025$32,312#6 · 2025$56,468#7 · 2025$41,110#5 · 20242.7%#15 · 20253.4%#4 · 20250.5%#19 · 202554.1%#3 · 2025
Oman$110bn#12 · 2025$19,947#8 · 2025$42,295#8 · 2025$19,520#8 · 20242.4%#17 · 2025-1.6%#18 · 20252.8%#12 · 202552.7%#4 · 2025
Jordan$61.6bn#13 · 2025$5,348#12 · 2025$12,632#15 · 2025$5,260#12 · 20252.8%#14 · 20253.1%#5 · 20255.6%#9 · 202527.4%#12 · 2025
Tunisia$57.5bn#14 · 2025$4,657#14 · 2025$15,233#13 · 2025$4,300#15 · 20252.5%#16 · 20251.9%#12 · 202510.3%#8 · 202522.0%#14 · 2025
Bahrain$49.0bn#15 · 2025$30,597#7 · 2025$70,997#5 · 2025$28,790#7 · 20253.5%#11 · 20252.7%#7 · 20250.2%#22 · 202541.2%#8 · 2025
Libya$48.1bn#16 · 2025$6,449#9 · 2025$16,521#12 · 2025$7,250#9 · 202513.4%#1 · 202512.2%#1 · 20251.5%#15 · 202573.2%#1 · 2025
Malta$27.8bn#17 · 2025$47,907#4 · 2025$72,210#4 · 2025$41,440#4 · 20254.0%#8 · 20252.0%#10 · 20250.5%#20 · 202510.1%#21 · 2025
Lebanon$26.0bn#18 · 2024$4,473#15 · 2024$11,917#16 · 2024$3,560#17 · 2024-7.1%#22 · 2024-7.6%#22 · 20241.0%#17 · 20242.6%#22 · 2024
Syria$23.7bn#19 · 2022$1,057#21 · 2022$4,905#21 · 2022$720#21 · 2022-0.2%#19 · 2022-3.9%#20 · 202242.9%#1 · 202211.9%#20 · 2022
Afghanistan$17.8bn#20 · 2024$417#22 · 2024$2,236#22 · 2024$390#22 · 20241.9%#18 · 2024-1.0%#16 · 202434.3%#2 · 202414.5%#19 · 2024
West Bank and Gaza$17.2bn#21 · 2025$3,171#18 · 2025$5,000#20 · 2025$3,250#19 · 20254.3%#6 · 20251.9%#11 · 20255.5%#10 · 202416.3%#18 · 2024
Djibouti$4.6bn#22 · 2025$3,906#17 · 2025$8,452#18 · 2025$3,960#16 · 20256.5%#2 · 20255.1%#2 · 20252.3%#14 · 202516.6%#17 · 2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

GDP22 countries
  1. 1Saudi Arabia$1.3tn2025
  2. 2Israel$611bn2025
  3. 3United Arab Emirates$552bn2024
Lowest
  1. 22Djibouti$4.6bn2025
  2. 21West Bank and Gaza$17.2bn2025
  3. 20Afghanistan$17.8bn2024
Median country $133bn · group $5.1tn
GDP per capita22 countries
  1. 1Qatar$72,5252025
  2. 2Israel$60,3372025
  3. 3United Arab Emirates$50,2742024
Lowest
  1. 22Afghanistan$4172024
  2. 21Syria$1,0572022
  3. 20Pakistan$1,5962025
Median country $5,379 · group $6,202
GDP per capita, PPP22 countries
  1. 1Qatar$128,8832025
  2. 2United Arab Emirates$79,3442024
  3. 3Saudi Arabia$73,7842025
Lowest
  1. 22Afghanistan$2,2362024
  2. 21Syria$4,9052022
  3. 20West Bank and Gaza$5,0002025
Median country $17,554 · group $16,921
GNI per capita22 countries
  1. 1Qatar$74,3302025
  2. 2Israel$56,1802025
  3. 3United Arab Emirates$51,5502024
Lowest
  1. 22Afghanistan$3902024
  2. 21Syria$7202022
  3. 20Pakistan$1,5002025
Median country $5,475 · group $6,365
GDP growth22 countries
  1. 1Libya13.4%2025
  2. 2Djibouti6.5%2025
  3. 3Morocco4.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 22Lebanon-7.1%2024
  2. 21Iran-2.8%2025
  3. 20Iraq-2.2%2025
Median country 3.2% · group 2.7%
GDP per capita growth22 countries
  1. 1Libya12.2%2025
  2. 2Djibouti5.1%2025
  3. 3Morocco3.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 22Lebanon-7.6%2024
  2. 21Iraq-4.2%2025
  3. 20Syria-3.9%2022
Median country 1.9% · group 0.9%
Agriculture share22 countries
  1. 1Syria42.9%2022
  2. 2Afghanistan34.3%2024
  3. 3Pakistan23.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 22Bahrain0.2%2025
  2. 21Qatar0.3%2025
  3. 20Malta0.5%2025
Median country 3.1% · group 6.8%
Industry share22 countries
  1. 1Libya73.2%2025
  2. 2Qatar57.0%2025
  3. 3Kuwait54.1%2025
Lowest
  1. 22Lebanon2.6%2024
  2. 21Malta10.1%2025
  3. 20Syria11.9%2022
Median country 29.7% · group 35.9%
Manufacturing share20 countries
  1. 1Iran20.6%2024
  2. 2Bahrain19.9%2025
  3. 3Jordan17.4%2025
Lowest
  1. 20Lebanon1.4%2021
  2. 19Iraq4.0%2025
  3. 18Djibouti5.3%2024
Median country 10.3% · group 12.9%
Services share22 countries
  1. 1Malta81.3%2025
  2. 2Djibouti75.7%2025
  3. 3Israel72.8%2024
Lowest
  1. 22Libya26.9%2025
  2. 21Lebanon35.7%2024
  3. 20Syria44.7%2022
Median country 51.6% · group 51.9%
Investment20 countries
  1. 1Algeria45.3%2025
  2. 2Iran41.8%2025
  3. 3Morocco31.9%2025
Lowest
  1. 20Lebanon1.4%2024
  2. 19Djibouti1.6%2025
  3. 18Egypt12.9%2025
Median country 21.7% · group 27.0%
Savings19 countries
  1. 1Qatar57.4%2022
  2. 2Kuwait44.1%2024
  3. 3Algeria38.8%2025
Lowest
  1. 19Lebanon-12.5%2023
  2. 18Afghanistan-2.7%2020
  3. 17Tunisia4.3%2025
Median country 25.9% · group 26.6%
Resource rents23 countries
  1. 1Libya61.0%2021
  2. 2Iraq43.4%2021
  3. 3Iran30.4%2021
Lowest
  1. 23West Bank and Gaza0.0%2021
  2. 22Malta0.0%2021
  3. 21Lebanon0.0%2021
Median country 5.1% · group 17.3%
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